Reforms of Consent Flash cards about potential reforms of consent 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? LawLaw of TortA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Luke BartholomewCreated on: 12-01-13 16:30 The Law is Unclear People do not know if they have done wrong because the laws are changed on a case my case basis In Wilison they said a married couple of opposite genders can particpate in sadomasochism but two homo-sexuals can't Is the law homophoic? A potential suggest for reform would be to create a clear list of exceptions so that everyone is treated fairly There is contradictiory decsion in decsions involing hetro-sexuals Emmett- said consent can be used if the harm is more than trival In Wilson consent could be used even though the harm was more than trival 1 of 3 Consent & Euthanaisa Should be people be able to consent to their death if their quailty of life is so poor? Assisting in sucidie is illegal Making euthniasia legal would put a large amount of power in a small group of people Who gets to decide? People may pressure the victim into givign consent for their personal gain 2 of 3 Horseplay "Friendly violence" between people of a similar age Consent can be used even when there is serious harm This is because the defendant did not have the mens rea for this harm Consent can be a defence even if it is mistaken consent Aitken- mistaken belief to being set on fire Why should consent be a defence to horseplay even when there is serious harm but not a defence for disapproved types of sexual behaviour 3 of 3
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